Republic Bank Guyana Limited and UNICEF Guyana on Wednesday formally signed a USD$50,000 landmark partnership agreement to advance adolescent mental health and psychosocial wellbeing across Guyana. The collaboration comes at a critical time, as mental health challenges among adolescents continue to rise globally and across the region. In Guyana, suicide remains a major public health...

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The Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, announced on Wednesday that the University Council has received twenty-seven applications for the position of Vice-Chancellor and Principal. The applications follow an extensive and widely circulated international search conducted by a Council-appointed Search Committee, which invited submissions up to the closing date of April 18,...

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The search for Guyana’s next national youth environmental speaker has begun. As global advocates observe Earth Day 2026 under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” Recover Guyana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and with support from ExxonMobil Guyana, on Wednesday launched the fourth edition of SHOUT, the National Youth Environmental Speech Competition. Winners...

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Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were on Wednesday challenged to treat the region’s diverse population as an asset by positioning the Region as a pilot site and platform for cutting-edge health research, technology and telemedicine. Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, while addressing researchers, regional leaders and health professionals at the opening of the […]

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(Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has accused government officials of compromising ongoing police investigations through what it described as a pattern of premature public statements, warning that the practice is eroding public confidence in the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Speaking at the party’s weekly press conference on Friday, Member of Parliament […]

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(Reuters) – Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting. Trump maintained ‌the U.S. Navy blockade of Iran’s trade by sea, and Iran’s parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Baqer […]

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